Grand Slam Smile posted Sunday’s highest Horse Racing Nation pace determine with a 142 at Del Mar within the Betty Grable Stakes, a seven-furlong dust dash for fillies and mares bred or sired in California. The 4-year-old Smiling Tiger filly, despatched off the 7-10 favourite for coach Sean McCarthy, attended the tempo and obtained up within the ultimate furlong to prevail by 1 1/4 lengths.
The constant Grade 3-placed filly gained for the third time in 5 begins this yr and prolonged her lifetime report to 16: 9-6-1 with $753,120 in earnings. Her dam, the Grand Slam mare Royal Grand Slam, has been a robust producer in California. She is a half-sister to the stakes winners Luck’s Royal Flush and Royal ‘n Rando in addition to to the stakes-placed Grand Yodeler and Late ‘n Left.
Silsbee earned a 126 HRN pace determine at Aqueduct, profitable a second-level New York-bred allowance at six furlongs on the grass. The three-year-old daughter of Vekoma, educated by George Weaver, stalked the tempo and battled within the ultimate furlong to win by a head because the 2-1 favourite. Silsbee, a daughter of the stakes-winning Rockport Harbor mare Grace’s Treasure, now has gained 3 times in six profession begins and raised her earnings to $157,050.
Centrodelantero accomplished the highest three with a 125 HRN pace determine at Del Mar in a one-mile starter allowance on the grass. The 5-year-old Carpe Diem gelding, educated by Jeff Mullins, settled off the tempo however rolled within the lane and gained by a widening 3 1/2 lengths at 3-1 odds. It was his first win in eight begins this yr, and the third in 21 lifetime outings. He’s out of the Grade 1-placed Road Sense mare Miss Netta, The 5-year-old gelding by Carpe Diem gained at 3-1 odds in a dominant efficiency by 3 1/2 lengths, securing his third profession win from 21 begins. His dam Miss Netta is Grade 1-placed and earned $92,000.
Sunday’s prime 10 pace figures
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 142 | Grand Slam Smile | Smiling Tiger | 4F | DMR 8 | 7f dust |
| 126 | Silsbee | Vekoma | 3F | AQU 6 | 6f turf |
| 125 | Centrodelantero | Carpe Diem | 5G | DMR 3 | 1 mile turf |
| 125 | Moonlight Sprint | Maclean’s Music | 3F | CD 6 | 6 1/2f dust |
| 119 | Tom Cat Tuesday | Bolt d’Oro | 3C | CD 9 | 6f dust |
| 119 | Excessive Restrict Room | Kantharos | 7G | GP 7 | 5 1/2f artificial |
| 119 | Throckmorton | Caracaro | 2C | AQU 3 | 6f turf |
| 118 | Formal Affair | Catalina Cruiser | 4C | LRL 8 | 6f dust |
| 118 | Ecumenical | Catholic Boy | 3G | LRL 10 | 6f dust |
| 117 | Grecian Goddess | Structure | 4F | DMR 2 | 1 mile dust |
Quickest maiden winners
Moonlight Sprint posted the day’s highest determine amongst maiden winners with a 125 HRN pace determine in a 6 1/2-furlong maiden particular weight dust dash at Churchill Downs. The three-year-old daughter of Maclean’s Music, who pulled up in her solely earlier begin in Might, rebounded superbly Sunday at 5-1 odds. The Phil Bauer trainee set a pressured tempo however had a lot left to rocket clear within the lane and win by 6 1/4 lengths. Her dam is the profitable and stakes-placed Malibu Moon mare Moon Sprint. Her most completed sibling thus far is the Uncle Mo colt Donegal Momentum, who gained the Poker Stakes (G3) and Bernard Baruch Stakes this yr at Saratoga.
Hypergamy earned a 114 HRN determine at Del Mar on Sunday, breaking her maiden in her fourth profession begin. The two-year-old filly by American Pharoah shortly cleared to the lead and stored going, profitable by two lengths at 5-2 odds. Educated by Doug O’Neill, Hypergamy already stakes-placed was by advantage of a 3rd behind Dreaming of Alys within the Del Mar Juvenile Fillies in September. She is out of the a number of Grade 3 winner Shane’s Girlfriend, an Adios Charlie daughter who additionally was educated by O’Neill. She is one in every of two winners from three starters out of her dam. The opposite winner, the Arrogate gelding Zed, has gained as soon as in 18 begins and earned $78,171 to this point.
Speak to Me Jimmy impressed with a 110 HRN determine in a one-mile maiden particular weight for New York-bred juveniles on the dust at Aqueduct. The Rudy Rodriguez trainee gained in frontrunning vogue after turning again a bid close to the half-mile mark, crossing the end 5 1/2 lengths clear. Speak to Me Jimmy, a 2-year-old colt by Modernist, gained at 5-1 odds in his second lifetime begin. He’s out of the Trippi mare Prairie Journey, a 10-time winner and earner of $174,959. All 5 of her starters are winners, with essentially the most profitable thus far being God Nonetheless Loves Me, a Bellamy Highway mare who gained 3 times and earned $89,455.
Heat Solar and Brew additionally earned a 110 HRN determine for his victory Sunday in a maiden particular weight in a California-bred or -sired turf mile Sunday at Del Mar. The three-year-old Clubhouse Experience gelding, educated by Mark Glatt, dealt with firm on the lead early however opened as much as win by 2 1/2 lengths because the 3-2 favourite. It was his second begin, after a runner-up effort on debut at Santa Anita on Oct. 5. Heat Solar and Brew is the one starter out of the a number of stakes-placed Bedford Falls mare Fantastic Lie, a six-time winner and earner of $395,109.
Sunday’s prime maiden winners
| HRN | Horse | Sire | Age | Race | Distance | Successful margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125 | Moonlight Sprint | Maclean’s Music | 3F | CD 6 | 6 1/2f dust | 6 1/4 lengths |
| 114 | Hypergamy | American Pharoah | 2F | DMR 1 | 1 mile turf | 2 lengths |
| 110 | Speak to Me Jimmy | Modernist | 2C | AQU 5 | 1 mile dust | 5 1/2 lengths |
| 110 | Heat Solar and Brew | Clubhouse Experience | 3G | DMR 5 | 1 mile turf | 2 1/2 lengths |
| 109 | Rina Is Fireplace | Blofeld | 3F | LRL 7 | 6f dust | 4 1/4 lengths |
| 108 | My Miss Mo | Uncle Mo | 2F | GP 8 | 7f dust | 12 lengths |
| 103 | Courting | Curlin | 2C | AQU 2 | 1 mile dust | 2 1/2 lengths |
| 103 | Sevenon | Good Samaritan | 3F | CD 4 | 1 mile dust | 3 1/4 lengths |
| 103 | Triskelion | Leinster | 2F | GP 2 | 5 1/2f artificial | 1 3/4 lengths |
| 100 | Alakan | Galawi | 2C | LRL 1 | 1 1/16 turf | 2 lengths |
About HRN pace figures
HRN pace figures are AI-generated utilizing HRN‘s proprietary machine-learning algorithms. Though they contain much less human enter than different pace figures, we see that as a plus as human changes usually knock down surprisingly good performances to match expectations. HRN pace figures had been launched in December 2024, and our expectation can be that the AI-generated pace figures will constantly get higher over time.
The HRN pace determine scale goes from 1 to 160. A part of the explanation for this increased scale is that this helps us keep away from assigning a pace determine of zero. For some merchandise, in weaker races, half the sphere or extra might get a pace determine of zero, which ends up in inaccuracy and defeats the aim of pace figures.
As a result of the HRN pace figures are based mostly on machine studying, as we enhance our fashions we are able to compute the numbers traditionally.
Utilizing the highest last-race pace determine as a benchmark, listed below are stats from 2021 to 2024 for HRN and different speed-figure suppliers:
Prime HRN determine, 26.2% winners
Prime Beyer determine, 28.1% winners
Prime TimeformUS determine, 28.4% winners
Though all HRN pace figures are revealed on particular person horse profile pages on a weekly foundation, the every day studies are centered on the highest and medium-tier tracks, which symbolize nearly all of prime pace figures.
